Man dies after boating incident on Lake Eufaula
by Savannah Sinclair, KTUL Staff
Crews searched Lake Thunderbird all day Sunday for the missing victims of a boat collision. (Caroline Vandergriff/KOKH)
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) —
Saturday around 6 p.m., a deadly incident occurred on Lake Eufaula, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
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A 2018 Moomba was being operated by a 22-year-old woman.
Braxton G. Byrd, a 23-year-old man from Norman, was surfing behind the boat.
Byrd fell off the surfboard into the water and the operator circled around to pick him up.
The boat went past Byrd and the driver put the boat in reverse. Byrd was struck by the propeller.
OHP said he was transported to Porum Landing Boat Ramp by a Corps of Engineers vessel and was pronounced dead on the scene by Pafford EMS at 6:51 p.m.
There were 13 additional passengers on board with ages ranging from 18 to 24. They had no injuries.
Troopers said Byrd was wearing his life vest, but no one else was.
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